> You can put several video clips together on the storyboard or in the content pane.
> To combine clips: {Think of it as taping or gluing clips together}
1. In the Contents pane or on the storyboard, hold down theCTRL key, and then click the contiguous clipsyou want to combine.
2. ClickClip, and then clickCombine. >The name and property information of the first clip in the group is used for the new clip and the time is adjusted accordingly. (You can combine more than two clips at a time as long as they are consecutive. To select multiple clips, click the first clip, press and hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last clip).
>When you trip a clip, the trimmed part is not actually removed from the source file; it is hidden so the trimmed part doesn’t appear in your project or published movie. {Think of it as hiding the part you do not want but it is not erased}. > To trim a video clip:
1. On the timeline, click the clipthat you want to trim.
2. Use the playback controls under the preview monitor to find the point where you want to trim the clip.
3. When the playback indicator is at the point where you want the selected video or audio clip to start, clickClipand then selectSet Start Trim Point.
(A trimmed video clip with the trimmed part highlighted. You can also drag the trim handles on a clip to set the start and end trim points. Trim handles appear as small black triangles at the beginning and end of a clip after you click the clip on the timeline. Hold your pointer over a trim handle, the pointer changes to a red double-headed arrow. Drag a trim handle to set the new start or end point of the clip).
> You can cut video and audio clips into small clips to make your clips easier to work with.
1. In the Contents pane or on the storyboard/ timeline, click the video or audio clip that you want to split. {cut}
2. Under the preview monitor, click the Play button.
3. When the clip reaches a point near the place you want to split the clip, click Pause.
4. Under the preview monitor, use the playback controls to find the point where you want to split the clip.
5. Under the preview monitor, click the Split button.
You can drag the playback indicator on the seek bar to the exact spot where you want to split the clip.
6. Delete Clip If you change your mind
Combining Clips
> You can put several video clips together on the storyboard or in the content pane.
> To combine clips: {Think of it as taping or gluing clips together}
1. In the Contents pane or on the storyboard, hold down the CTRL key, and then click the contiguous clips you want to combine.
2. Click Clip, and then click Combine.
> The name and property information of the first clip in the group is used for the new clip and the time is adjusted accordingly.
(You can combine more than two clips at a time as long as they are consecutive. To select multiple clips, click the first clip, press and hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last clip).
Trimming a Clip
> When you trip a clip, the trimmed part is not actually removed from the source file; it is hidden so the trimmed part doesn’t appear in your project or published movie. {Think of it as hiding the part you do not want but it is not erased}.
> To trim a video clip:
1. On the timeline, click the clip that you want to trim.
2. Use the playback controls under the preview monitor to find the point where you want to trim the clip.
3. When the playback indicator is at the point where you want the selected video or audio clip to start, click Clip and then select Set Start Trim Point.
(A trimmed video clip with the trimmed part highlighted. You can also drag the trim handles on a clip to set the start and end trim points. Trim handles appear as small black triangles at the beginning and end of a clip after you click the clip on the timeline. Hold your pointer over a trim handle, the pointer changes to a red double-headed arrow. Drag a trim handle to set the new start or end point of the clip).
Practice:
Steps with two of your downloaded clips.
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